AirNav: 8U2 - Schafer USFS Airport

8U2

Schafer USFS Airport
Schafer, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	8U2
Lat/Long:	48-04-46.6000N 113-14-42.0000W 48-04.776667N 113-14.700000W 48.0796111,-113.2450000 (estimated)
Elevation:	4856 ft. / 1480 m (estimated)
Variation:	18E (1985)
From city:	15 miles SE of SCHAFER, MT
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	59916

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	03/1945
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS:	GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	GTF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
FCAr084/38.1		KALISPELL VOR/DME		113.20		18E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	3200 x 60 ft. / 975 x 18 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition FIRST 400 FT OF RY 25 IS UNEVEN-BOUNCY-ROUGH.
Runway edge markings:	RUNWAY CONE WIDTH MAY VARY. FIRST 2400 FT MARKED WITH WHITE CONES 200 FT APART.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Latitude:	48-04.764385N	48-04.790493N
Longitude:	113-15.092488W	113-14.307840W
Elevation:	4856.0 ft.	4850.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	069 magnetic, 087 true	249 magnetic, 267 true
Markings:	, in good condition	, in good condition
Obstructions:	55 ft. trees, 300 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear	110 ft. trees, 254 ft. from runway, 60 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	U S FOREST SERVICE FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST KALISPELL, MT 59901 Phone 406-755-5401
Manager:	ADAM LADELL SPOTTED BEAR RANGER STATION HUNGRY HORSE, MT 59919 Phone 406-481-0826 SUMMER PHONE 406-758-5376.

Additional Remarks

-	LOW AREA NORTH SIDE OF RWY APROX 1100' FROM APP END RWY 25-USE CAUTION.
-	WATCH FOR HORSES OR BIG GAME ANIMALS ON RY.
-	TAKE OFF AND LAND RY 25 CONDITIONS PERMITTING.
-	TREES AND TERRAIN IN TRANS SURFACE BOTH SIDES OF RY FULL LENGTH.
-	PRIMARY PURPOSE OF A/S IS A TRAILHEAD FOR WILDERNESS AREAS.
-	FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8U2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (43 nm W)
8S1 - Polson Airport (44 nm SW)
KCII - Choteau Airport (46 nm E)
7S0 - Ronan Airport (46 nm SW)
KCTB - Cut Bank International Airport (47 nm NE)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 19-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:44	14:44
Sunrise	08:20	15:20
Sunset	16:40	23:40
Evening civil twilight	17:16	00:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Dec-2025 05:23:20
Local (UTC-7)	19-Dec-2025 22:23:20

METAR

KGPI 43nm W	200455Z 21006KT 10SM FEW075 FEW090 SCT110 M01/M07 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP078 T10061067 $
K7S0 46nm SW	200455Z AUTO 16011KT 10SM SCT055 M00/M07 A2976 RMK A01
KCTB 47nm NE	200456Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM CLR M06/M11 A2960 RMK AO2 SLP054 T10561111 $

TAF

KGPI 43nm W	200417Z 2004/2024 20006KT P6SM FEW110 FM201700 19011G21KT P6SM VCSH BKN035
KCTB 47nm NE	191921Z 1919/2018 36015G30KT P6SM SCT020 FM200000 03009KT P6SM FEW250

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